Sorry, Richard, you are correct that the tape does not need to be marked destroyed before the restore is run.
It is, however, good practice to immediately mark a tape destroyed if it has been destroyed physically or you simply can't find it. I have a customer who is going through this situation due to some change of personnel and lost tapes. Bill Smoldt STORServer, Inc. -----Original Message----- From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Richard Sims Sent: Wednesday, December 10, 2003 5:52 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Damage tape again ..... >>I need to be sure about the correct steps to manage a damage tape and >>the fastest way: >> >> 1. Did I need to make a MOVE DATA and AUDIT VOL fix=yes instead to >>do right away a RESTORE VOL from the copypool (I think I will gain >>time ...) and a DEL VOL of the damage tape. >1. No, you don't have to do the move data first. You might not even >have the original tape if it were lost or broken. Before you do the >restore volume, you must mark it destroyed, however. ... Let us once and for all dispense with the seemingly self-propagating myth that a tape must be marked Destroyed before running Restore Volume. The command description clearly states: "This command changes the access mode of the specified volumes to DESTROYED." Let's not confuse the folks new to TSM, who have enough difficult detail to absorb. thanks, Richard Sims, BU
